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MOP WRINGER. No. 388,710. Patented Aug.y 28, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEELCE,

ELDRIDGE H. NOBLE AND cHARLEs E, WARREN, oE PosTvILLE, iowA.

MOP-WRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 388,710, dated August 28, 1888.

Application tiled August 4, 1887. Serial No. 246,144,

To @ZZ whom it may con/cern.-

Be it known that we, ELDRIDGE H. N oRLE and CHARLES E. WARREN, .citizens of the United States ofAmerica,residing at Postville, in the county of Allamakee and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mop-Wringers; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or ligures of reference marked thereon, which forni a part of this specification.`

Our invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin mop-wringers; and our improvement consists in the special construction and combination of the parts, as Will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanyingdrawings, which illustrate our invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a mop-wringer constructed in accord ance with our improvement, showing the pressing-roller folded down. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the side opposite to that shown in Fig. l, showing the pressenroller in an operative position; and Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View.

A refers to the horizontal base-pieces of the frame, which are provided on their lower edges To the upper edges of the side pieces, A, are rigidly secured a plat form, B, andV standards C, which are provided with braces D D.

To one of the side pieces A is rigidly secured an angle-iron, a, the lower end of which is bent horizontally and provided with a downward projection, a', which forms a bearing and serves as a support for the outer end of the horizontal arm of the said angle-iron. To the horizontal arm of the angle-iron is suitably pivoted a treadle, E, and near the rear end this treadle is provided with a rearward projection, E. The front end of the treadle has loosely secured thereto a lifting-rod,-G, which engages at its upper end with the lower end of a lifting-arm, H, said lifting-arm being connected to a transverse rod, h, which passes through the standards C C and is provided at its opposite end with a crank-arm, h, Fig. 2.

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To this crank-arm h and the lifting-arm H,at a point opposite the end of the crankfarm, a bail, K, is pivotally attached, said bail carrying a pressureroller, L', which is mounted in When the bail is swung downwardly, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings, one end of said bail will rest upon an outwardly-projecting stop, m, which is rigidly secured to` the liftingarm H, so as to prevent the bail and roller falling beyond a horizontal position. the movement of the lifting-arm H in a downwardly direction being limited by a stop, m', which is rigidly attached to the brace and standard C. The upper end ofthe outwardlyprojecting stop is beveled, so

as to engage with the pawl, which is pivoted l to the arm H, as will be hereinafter set forth.

To the upper end of the standards C C is journaled a roller, N, beneath which is located a spout or trough, l?, the lower edge of which projects beyond the standards, so that the waste water will be collected thereinand guided thereby into a tub or other receptacle which may be placed upon the platform. w

The bail K, which carries` the roller L, is providedwith inwardly-projecting anglepieces L, which are adapted, when the end of the lever E is depressed to its full extent, to swing over and above guides M, which are attached near the upper ends of the standards with a crank-handle. The guides'M are prof vided with outward projections o o', so as to v provide two spaces between which the anglepieces k may pass, one of the spaces being adapted to be closed by pawls p, which are pivoted to the guides M, so as to swing over one of the spaces through which theanglepieces lc of the bail K slide. When the treadle E has been raised to its full extent, the bail K will be raised to the position shown in Fig. 2, and when raised in this position the angle-pieces k loof the bail will enter one of the spaces between the projections o and o of the guide M, so as to hold the bail above the roller N. By pressing upon the portion Eof the treadle the bail will be thrown downwardly, so as to proi If itroo which is carried by the lifting-arm H, is swung so as to engage with the upper part of the stop m. By throwing back the pawls p, hereinbefore referred to, the angle-pieces k will enter thc space between the outward projections, o', and pawl attached to the guide M. .When the rollers are placed one above the other, they can be securely held in position by the notched pawl Z, and the device may be used as a clotheswringer.

We claiml. In a mop-wringer, the combination, substantially as set forth, of a supportingframe provided with vertical standards having a roller mounted in their upper ends, a transverse rod, h, journaled in the standards, having a lifting-arm secured to one of its ends and a crank-arm secured to its opposite end, a treadle attached to the lower part of the frame and connected to the lifting-arm, a bail, K, pivoted to the lifting-arm and to the crank h', said bail carrying a roller, L, and provided with inwardly-projecting plates k, and guides M, secured to the upper part of the stand-- ards, with which the plates k are adapted to engage.

2. In a mop-wringer, the combination, substantially as described, of the frame, the transverse rod h, the lifting and crank arms H and h', secured to the ends of said rod It, the ser rated pawl Z, attached to the lifting-arm, the stop m, with which said pawl Z is adapted to engage, thebail carrying a roller and having inwardly-projecting plates k, the guide M, adapted to be engaged by the plates k of the bail, a treadle attached to the lower part of the frame having members E and E, and a link-rod, G, connecting the free end of the member E of the treadle with the liftingarm H.

3. In a mop-wringer constructed substantially as described, the combination of a swinging bail having a roller journaled therein and provided with inwardly-projecting plates 7c, and guides M on the standards of the frame, with which said plates k engage, said guides having outward projections o and 0 and pawls p, asset forth.

4. In a mop-wringer. the combination, substantially as described, of the frame having standards carrying a roller in their upper ends, the transverse rod having bearing in said standards, the lifting and crank arms respectively attached to the opposite ends of the said rod, the bail pivotally attached to the crank and lifting arms and carrying a roller, and a treadle connected to the lifting-arm.

5. In a mop-wringer; the combination, with the frame having standards carrying a roller, the lifting and crank arms on opposite sides thereof, and the swinging bail carrying a roller attached at its ends to the lifting and crank arms, of the angle-iron a, secured to the one side of the base-frame, forming a bearing and having a downward projection, 0.', at its outer end, the treadle composed of the members E and E', and the rod G, connecting the free end of the member E with the lifting-arm, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we aiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

ELDRIDGE H. NOBLE. CHARLES E. WARREN. Vitnesses:

G. I. BIsHoP, HIRAM DREssER. 

